Songs You Think Are Absolutely Beautiful

[jaycee]

Here are some preliminary entries, off the top of my head:
"Everybody's Got To Learn Sometime" - The Korgis
"Love Child" - Diana Ross
"Into The Night" - Benny Mardones
"Sister Golden Hair" - America
"Don't Give Up" - Peter Gabriel & Kate Bush
"Follow You Follow Me" - Genesis
"Only Love Can Break A Heart" - Gene Pitney (my favourite song on the radio station 1278 AM, which apparently plays the best songs of all time... I prefer 1377 AM though.)
This post is bound to be edited with a whole lot more entries... anyway, let's hear it from everyone else in the meantime!

[Ghost_Tracker]

Well I just HAVE to mention some Stevie songs lol!

Beauty and the Beast
Has Anyone Ever Written Anything for You?
Nightbird
Love is
24 Karot Gold


Others -

Open Arms by Journey

Amanda by Boston (as it ties in to the entire album, which i.m.o. is a work of art...)

Imagine by John Lennon and the Plastic Ono Band

By Cindy Lauper:

from ABCDEFG, all the way through to the very last thing she's written so far.

[tilthefirefades]

To me everything on Pieces Of You by Jewel is breathtaking, especially Adrian and Don't.

Also It's Gonna Take A Miracle by Laura Nyro & Labelle
Come Back To Me by Janet Jackson
Jesus Christ by Brand New
The Interview by A.F.I.
Name by Goo Goo Dolls
Yellow Butterflies by Meg & Dia
The One That Got Away by Random Thoughts
Not A Second To Waste by A Rocket To The Moon
Your Own Disaster by Taking Back Sunday
and of course Beautiful Child by FM

[GypsySorcerer]

Blue - Joni Mitchell
River - Joni Mitchell
Hallelujah - Jeff Buckley
Fast Car - Tracey Chapman
Jolene - Dolly Parton
This Woman's Work - Kate Bush
The Sound of Silence - Simon & Garfunkel
Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon & Garfunkel
Dante's Prayer - Loreena McKennitt
Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd
Hurt - Johnny Cash version
Going to California - Led Zeppelin
Winter - Tori Amos
Adia - Sarah McLachlan (normally not a fan of hers, but this one kills me)

Tons more I'm forgetting...

[David]

"Man Out of Time" - Elvis Costello
"Blow Away" - Kate Bush
"High-Flying Bird" - Elton John
"My Back Pages" - Dylan
"I Love You Goodbye" - Thomas Dolby
"Quality Street" - Van Morrison
"We Work the Black Seam" - Sting

[Street_Dreamer]

Fields Of Gold - Sting and/or Eva Cassidy
I'm So Happy I Can't Stop Crying - Sting
Pachuca Sunrise - Minus The Bear
Wings Of A Raven - John Stewart
Dreamers On The Rise - John Stewart
Across The Milky Way - John Stewart
Great White Cathedrals - John Stewart
Any Day Now - Ronnie Milsap's version
High Steel And Memories - Keith Whitley

Matt

[Musicman408]

First classic that comes to mind is "At Last" by Etta James.

[mylittledemon]

Why - Annie Lennox
Most of the Time - Bob Dylan
Fields of Gold - Sting
Sara - Fleetwood Mac
The Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me - Gladys Knight & the Pips
Now My Feet Won't Touch the Ground - Coldplay
Who Wants to Live Forever - Queen
Wintersong - Sarah McLachlan
It's a Motherf**ker - The Eels
Streets of Philadelphia - Bruce Springsteen
Room At the Top - Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
I'll Remember - Madonna
Untitled 4 - Sigur Ros
One - U2
I Can't Make You Love Me - Bonnie Raitt

[Sleepless-Child]

Blue - Joni Mitchell
River - Joni Mitchell
Hallelujah - Jeff Buckley
Fast Car - Tracey Chapman
Jolene - Dolly Parton
This Woman's Work - Kate Bush
The Sound of Silence - Simon & Garfunkel
Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon & Garfunkel
Dante's Prayer - Loreena McKennitt
Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd
Hurt - Johnny Cash version
Going to California - Led Zeppelin
Winter - Tori Amos
Adia - Sarah McLachlan (normally not a fan of hers, but this one kills me)

I absolutely love this list (Well, except for Buckley's Hallelujah, but that's just me)

Something-The Beatles
Here comes the sun-The Beatles
Since I've Been Lovin' you-Led Zep
Going to California-Led Zep
Child in Time-Deep Purple
The Promise You Made-Cock Robin ()
Patience-Guns n' Roses
The Sides-Ataxia
Sad Lisa-Cat Stevens
Morning Has Broken-Cat Stevens
Last Love Song-Cat Stevens
Love Song-The Cure
Candle in the Wind-Elton John (clichéééé)
In the Death Car-Iggy Pop
Can you bend your back like this ?-Milla Jovovich
Song to Sing when i'm lonely-John Frusciante
Look on-John Frusciante
Wuthering Heights-Kate Bush
Roslyn-Bon Iver
Wet Sand-Red Hot Chili Peppers
...

And a lot more, but I don't really know what's beautiful, and what's not...
+ Mac songs, of course, I don't need to cite.

[TrueFaith77]

Two most beautiful songs I can think of:

"A Little Knowledge" from Cupid & Psyche 85 by Scritti Politti
"Locked" from White Bread, Black Beer by Scritti Politti

[sara1998]

Sara - Fleetwood Mac (Hands down the most beautiful song I've ever heard.)
Mandolin Rain - Bruce Hornsby
A Long December - Counting Crows
Crash Into Me - Dave Matthews Band
How to Save a Life - The Fray
Constellations - Jack Johnson
Imagine - John Lennon
Try for the Sun - Lindsey Buckingham
Wonder - Natalie Merchant
In Your Eyes - Peter Gabriel
World on Fire - Sarah McLachlan
The Last Song Ever - Secondhand Serenade

[golddustdrummer]

a few...I left out the FM and Stevie ones.

Northern Sky - Nick Drake
It Makes No Difference - The Band
Helpless - Neil Young
Bittersweet Symphony - The Verve
American Baby - Dave Matthews Band
Beautiful is Gone - The Ruse
Stage Fright - The Band
Carry On - Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young

[Black_Moon]

Here's a few of mine, that aren't Stevie or Fleetwood Mac. Sara is one of the most beautiful songs I've ever heard though.

Moments of Pleasure, This Woman's Work, And So Is Love & Watching You Without Me - Kate Bush
Here Comes The Flood & Mercy Street - Peter Gabriel
Winter - Tori Amos
Siren Song - Bat For Lashes
My Number - Tegan and Sara
Woman In Chains - Tears for Fears
Love is a Losing Game - Amy Winehouse
Call Me On Your Way Home - Ryan Adams
Avalon - Roxy Music

[sara1998]

Originally Posted by sara1998

Sara - Fleetwood Mac (Hands down the most beautiful song I've ever heard.)
Mandolin Rain - Bruce Hornsby
A Long December - Counting Crows
Crash Into Me - Dave Matthews Band
How to Save a Life - The Fray
Constellations - Jack Johnson
Imagine - John Lennon
Try for the Sun - Lindsey Buckingham
Wonder - Natalie Merchant
In Your Eyes - Peter Gabriel
World on Fire - Sarah McLachlan
The Last Song Ever - Secondhand Serenade

Are we talking lyrics or music or both? I tend to be a sucker for lyrics, and that's what my list is mainly based on.

[chriskisn]

Beautiful Child - Fleetwood Mac (Stevie Nicks)
Hallelujah - John Cale (much better than the Jeff Buckley version IMO)
Mad World - Gary Jules
Wedding Song - Bob Dylan
She is His Only Need - Wynonna Judd
My! My! Honeycomb - Bonnie Tyler
Diamonds & Rust - Joan Baez
Dragonfly - Fleetwood Mac (Danny Kirwan)
Falling of the Rain - Billy Joel
Songbird - Fleetwood Mac (Christine McVie)
Man of the World - Fleetwood Mac (Peter Green)
Maria De Santiago - Jeremy Spencer
Jessica's Song - Bekka Bramlett
Sixty Years On - Elton John (if you fast forward through the start of the song)
From Little Things Big Things Grow - Kev Carmody (nothing like a good political statement)
Listening to Levon - Marc Cohn
True Companion - Marc Cohn


There are probably others but this is all I can think of right now...